HYPERION® SYSTEM™ 9 BI+™ APPLICATION BUILDER J2EE™ RELEASE 9.2 SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE Copyright 1998–2006 Hyperion Solutions Corporation. All rights reserved. “Hyperion,” the Hyperion “H” logo, and Hyperion’s product names are trademarks of Hyperion. References to other companies and their products use trademarks owned by the respective companies and are for reference purpose only. No portion hereof may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval systems, for any purpose other than the recipient’s personal use, without the express written permission of Hyperion. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Hyperion shall not be liable for errors contained herein or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use hereof. Any Hyperion software described herein is licensed exclusively subject to the conditions set forth in the Hyperion license agreement. Use, duplication or disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject to restrictions set forth in the applicable Hyperion license agreement and as provided in DFARS 227.7202-1(a) and 227.7202-3(a) (1995), DFARS 252.227-7013(c)(1)(ii) (Oct 1988), FAR 12.212(a) (1995), FAR 52.227-19, or FAR 52.227-14, as applicable. Hyperion Solutions Corporation 5450 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, California 95054 Printed in the U.S.A. Contents Preface . 9 Purpose . 9 Audience . 9 Document Structure . 9 Where to Find Documentation . 10 Conventions . 12 Additional Support . 13 Education Services . 13 Consulting Services . 13 Technical Support . 13 Documentation Feedback . 13 CHAPTER 1 Administration Tools Overview . 19 Accessing the Launch Page and Administration Tools . 20 Navigating Application Builder Administration Tools . 22 CHAPTER 2 Using Security . 23 Configuring Security . 23 Application Configuration . 23 Data Source Configuration . 24 ATF Repository Configuration . 25 Implementing Security . 26 Application Security . 26 Data Source Security . 27 ATF Repository Security . 28 Using the ATF Repository . 29 Setting Up ATF Repository XML Files . 30 Using Localized Strings . 40 Initializing the ATF Repository . 40 Using the ATF Repository . 41 Using Single Sign-on . 41 About External Authentication . 42 About Single Sign-On . 42 Contents 1 Support for SiteMinder . 43 Prerequisites . 44 Setting Up the Environment for NT LAN Manager Support . 44 Configuration for External Authentication . 47 Configuring for SiteMinder Single Sign-On . 58 Sample Deployment Scenarios . 58 Scenario 9: Multiple NTLM Domains with Trust Relationships . 65 Scenario 10: Multiple NTLM Domains Connected with Hyperion Remote Authentication Module . 66 Scenario 11: Single Sign-on with SiteMinder . 67 Setting up Single Sign-On Authentication for Application Builder . 68 CHAPTER 3 Edit Member Tool . 73 Accessing the Edit Member Tool . 73 Managing Dimension Members . 73 Configuring the Edit Members Tree . 74 Arranging the Member Order . 74 Editing Member Properties . 74 Deleting Members from a Dimension . 75 CHAPTER 4 Repository Objects Tool . 77 Accessing the Repository Objects Tool . 77 Managing Views . 78 Using OLAP Views . 78 Creating or Editing Tasks . 81 Using Relational Views . 81 Creating Folders . 88 Deleting Views . 88 Running Views . 88 Setting Permissions . 89 CHAPTER 5 XML Setup Tool. 91 Accessing XML Files . ..